Dues Payment
We are still operating from the approved budget set in 2021, by the previous HOA Board members [Chandra Miles / President, Melba Willoughby / Vice-President, Elizabeth Young / Secretary].
Per our Declarations, "...the budget then in effect shall continue until a new budget is adopted...The budget is merely an estimate of Common Expenses..."
2021 Onboarding Budget by Heritage Property Mgmt.
Their expense essentially falls under the Legal category. They were hired to Collect Unpaid / Paid assessments, file notices and liens for unpaid lots, and send violation notices. Well, review the contract services (middle column).
In order to assist with lowering our annual assessments, EVERY LOT OWNER has to pay their share and on time!
Unpaid Lots - pending update
NOTICE - ALL lots with unpaid assessments will be forwarded to collections. If you have any questions about your account, then please reach out to the board via the "CONTACT US " link.
2026 Assessments ($200.00) are due on or before August 1st, 2026. You can use this link to process the Early Bird Special as well (Please indicate Early Bird in your notes).
| Assessments | Delinquent Assessments | Liens |
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A. Purpose of Assessment
The Association shall have the power to levy assessments as provided herein and in the Act. Assessments shall be used for any purpose the Board of Directors determines will benefit the Owners or the Community.
B. Creation of the Lien and Personal Obligation For Assessments
Each Owner of any Lot, by acceptance of a deed therefor, whether or not it shall be so expressed in such deed, is deemed to covenant and agree to pay to the Association all assessments and other charges levied pursuant to this Declaration and the By-Laws.
All assessments and charges levied against a Lot and its Owner, together with interest, costs and reasonable attorneys' fees actually incurred (including post-judgment attorneys' fees, costs and expenses), and rents (if the Board of Directors so elects), in the maximum amounts permitted under the Act, shall be:
(l) a charge and a continuing lien against such Lot; and
(2) the personal obligation of the Person who is the Owner of the Lot on the due date of the assessment.
Each Owner and his or her grantee shall be jointly and severally liable for all assessments and charges due and payable at the time of any conveyance of the Lot.
Assessments shall be paid in such manner and on such dates as determined by the Board of Directors.
No Owner may exempt himself or herself from liability, or otherwise withhold payment of assessments, for any reason whatsoever.
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All assessments and charges not paid on or before the due date shall be delinquent, and the Owner shall be in default.
In addition to the powers set forth below for collection of unpaid assessments and charges, the Association shall be entitled to exercise all other rights and remedies provided by law and in equity to satisfy an Owner's debt.
If any assessment or charge, or any part or installment thereof, is not paid in full within 10 days of the due date, or such later date as may be provided by the Board of Directors:
(i) a late charge equal to the greater of $10.00 or 10% of the amount not paid, or such higher amounts as may be authorized by the Act, may be imposed without further notice or warning to the delinquent Owner;
interest at the rate of 10% per annum, or such higher rate as may be authorized by the Act, shall accrue from the due date;
(iii) the Board may accelerate and declare immediately due any unpaid installments of that Owner's assessments and charges. Upon acceleration, the Owner shall lose the privilege of paying such assessments and charges in installments, unless the Board otherwise reinstates such privilege in writing.
If the Association has pending legal action against an Owner for unpaid assessments or charges, then no notice shall be required to accelerate unpaid installments of any annual or special assessments that come due during any fiscal year after such legal action commences, until all amounts owed are paid in full or the Board otherwise reinstates such privilege in writing; and
(iv) the Association may bring legal action to collect all sums owed under the Declaration and Georgia law.
If assessments or other charges, or any part thereof, remain unpaid more than 30 days after the due date, the Owner's right to vote and use the Common Property are suspended automatically until all amounts owed are paid in full or the Board of Directors otherwise reinstates such rights in writing; provided, however, the Board may not deny ingress or egress to or from a Lot.
In addition, the if assessments or other charges, or any party thereof, remain unpaid for more than 30 days after the due date, the Association may suspend any services paid for as a Common Expense, including, but not limited to, trash services.
If part payment of assessments or other charges is made, the amount received may be applied first to post judgment attorneys' fees, costs and expenses, then to costs and attorneys' fees not reduced to a judgment, then to interest, then to late charges, then to delinquent assessments and then to current assessments.
Late charges may be assessed on delinquencies that are created by the application of current payments to outstanding delinquent assessments or charges.
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The Association, in the Board's discretion, may record a notice of such lien in the Cobb County, Georgia land records evidencing the lien created under the Act and this Declaration.
The lien provided for herein shall have priority as provided in the Act.
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